Vermont state executive official elections, 2024

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Vermont state executive official elections
Election details
Filing deadline: May 30, 2024
Primary: August 13, 2024 General: November 5, 2024
How to vote
Poll times: Open between 5 a.m. to 10 a.m.; close at 7 p.m. Voting in Vermont
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Six state executive offices were up for election in Vermont in 2024:

Governor
Lieutenant Governor
Attorney General
Secretary of State
Auditor
Treasurer

Note: The following list of candidates is unofficial. The filing deadline for this election has passed, and Ballotpedia is working to update this page with the official candidate list. This note will be removed once the official candidate list has been added.

Governor

General election candidates

• Phil Scott  (Incumbent) (Republican Party) ✔
• Esther Charlestin  (Democratic Party, Vermont Progressive Party) 
• June Goodband  (Green Mountain Peace and Justice Party) 
• Kevin Hoyt  (Independent)
• Poa Mutino  (Independent)

Did not make the ballot:

• Marielle Blais (Vermont Progressive Party)

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 Democratic primary candidates

• Esther Charlestin ✔ 
• Peter Duval

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 Republican primary candidates

• Phil Scott (Incumbent) ✔

Minor Party primary candidates

Vermont Progressive Party

• Marielle Blais ✔

Lieutenant Governor

General election candidates

• David Zuckerman  (Incumbent) (Vermont Progressive Party, Democratic Party)
• John Rodgers  (Republican Party) ✔
• Ian Diamondstone  (Green Mountain Peace and Justice Party of Vermont)

Did not make the ballot:

• Zoraya Hightower (Vermont Progressive Party)

 Democratic primary candidates

• David Zuckerman (Incumbent) ✔
• Thomas Renner

 Republican primary candidates

• John Rodgers ✔
• Gregory Thayer

Minor Party primary candidates

Vermont Progressive Party

• Zoraya Hightower ✔

Attorney General

General election candidates

• Charity Clark  (Incumbent) (Democratic Party) ✔
• Ture Nelson  (Republican Party)
• Kevin Gustafson  (Green Mountain Peace and Justice Party of Vermont)

Did not make the ballot:

• H. Brooke Paige (Republican Party)
• Elijah Bergman (Vermont Progressive Party)

 Democratic primary candidates

• Charity Clark (Incumbent) ✔

 Republican primary candidates

• H. Brooke Paige ✔

Minor Party primary candidates

Vermont Progressive Party

• Elijah Bergman ✔

Secretary of State

General election candidates

• Sarah Copeland Hanzas  (Incumbent) (Democratic Party) ✔
• H. Brooke Paige  (Republican Party)

 Democratic primary candidates

• Sarah Copeland Hanzas (Incumbent) ✔

 Republican primary candidates

• H. Brooke Paige ✔

Auditor

General election candidates

• Doug Hoffer  (Incumbent) (Democratic Party, Vermont Progressive Party) ✔
• H. Brooke Paige  (Republican Party)

Did not make the ballot:

• Linda Gravell (Vermont Progressive Party)

 Democratic primary candidates

• Doug Hoffer (Incumbent) ✔

 Republican primary candidates

• H. Brooke Paige ✔

Minor Party primary candidates

Vermont Progressive Party

• Linda Gravell ✔

Treasurer

General election candidates

• Michael Pieciak  (Incumbent) (Democratic Party) ✔
• Joshua Bechhoefer  (Republican Party) 

Did not make the ballot:

• Tim Maciel (Vermont Progressive Party)

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 Democratic primary candidates

• Michael Pieciak (Incumbent) ✔

 Republican primary candidates

• Joshua Bechhoefer ✔ 

Did not make the ballot:

• H. Brooke Paige

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Minor Party primary candidates

Vermont Progressive Party

• Tim Maciel ✔

Voting information

See also: Voting in Vermont

Election information in Vermont: Nov. 5, 2024, election.

What was the voter registration deadline?

• In-person: Nov. 5, 2024
• By mail: Received by Nov. 5, 2024
• Online: Nov. 5, 2024

Was absentee/mail-in voting available to all voters?

Yes

What was the absentee/mail-in ballot request deadline?

• In-person: N/A
• By mail: N/A by N/A
• Online: N/A

What was the absentee/mail-in ballot return deadline?

• In-person: Nov. 5, 2024
• By mail: Received by Nov. 4, 2024

Was early voting available to all voters?

Yes

What were the early voting start and end dates?

Sep. 21, 2024 to Nov. 4, 2024

Were all voters required to present ID at the polls? If so, was a photo or non-photo ID required?

N/A

When were polls open on Election Day?

10:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m. (EST)

Context of the 2024 elections

Party control in Vermont

Vermont Party Control: 1992-2026
Ten years of Democratic trifectas  •  No Republican trifectas
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Past elections

2022

The following offices were up for election in 2022:

Governor
Lieutenant Governor
Attorney General
Secretary of State
Treasurer
Auditor

External links

Suggest a link

• State of Vermont official website

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